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Sleep and the body
How sleep, school start times and the body shape what sticks.
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- C14 Later school startA later school start can add teen sleep; better results aren't guaranteed.Challenged 3 times, still holds in a narrower form · 2 attacks left it unchanged (3 needed) ·
- C21 Sleep before learningEnough sleep before learning protects what was learned.Challenged 3 times, still holds in a narrower form · 1 attack left it unchanged (3 needed) ·
Open questions nearby
Open question 8Who gains most from a later school start: weaker students or better-off students?Open question 14Does starting school later still add sleep once school already starts after about 8:00?Open question 17Does spacing study across days protect learning from a week of short sleep, or were the spaced words simply over-learned?